Linguistic Worldview(s): Approaches and Applications

The linguistic worldview is a concept that explores how languages encode interpretations of reality that symbolize, shape, and construct speakers' cultural experiences. It traces the development of this conception from ancient Greece to 20th-century linguistic relativity, Western ethnosemantics, parallel movements in eastern Europe, and contemporary inquiry into languacultures. It outlines the important theoretical issues, surveys the major approaches, and identifies areas of both convergence and discrepancy between them. By proposing three sample analyses, the book highlights the relevant questions addressed in different but compatible models and identifies possible avenues for their further development. It considers several domains of potential interest to the linguistic worldview agenda, which concerns the sphere of the symbolic and the cultural and touches upon the essence of human lives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive exploration delves into the intricate concept of linguistic worldview, which is rooted in the fundamental belief that languages, through their lexicogrammatical structures and patterns of usage, encapsulate interpretations of reality that symbolize, shape, and construct speakers' cultural experiences. Spanning from ancient Greece to the 20th-century linguistic relativity, Western ethnosemantics, parallel movements in Eastern Europe, and contemporary inquiries into languacultures, the volume meticulously traces the evolution of this notion. It provides a comprehensive outline of the key theoretical issues, surveys the major approaches, and identifies both convergences and discrepancies between them. By presenting three sample analyses, the book highlights the pertinent questions addressed in different but compatible models, while also identifying potential avenues for their further development. Furthermore, it considers several domains of potential interest to the linguistic worldview agenda, as this field of study inherently pertains to the realm of the symbolic and the cultural, touching upon the very essence of human lives.

This book appeals to scholars engaged in cultural linguistics, ethnolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, comparative semantics, and translation studies, as it offers a profound understanding of the multifaceted relationship between language, culture, and the human experience.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032081670